Contemporary Nutrition Seventh Edition is designed for students with little or no background in college-level biology, chemistry or physiology. It will provide students who lack a strong science background the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. With their friendly writing style, the authors act as the student's personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.

Table of Contents

NUTRITION: A KEY TO HEALTH Chapter 1: What You Eat and WhyChapter 2: Guidelines for Designing a Healthy DietChapter 3: The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective THE ENERGY NUTRIENTS AND ENERGY BALANCEChapter 4: CarbohydratesChapter 5: LipidsChapter 6: ProteinsChapter 7: Energy Balance and Weight Control VITAMINS, MINERALS AND WATERChapter 8: VitaminsChapter 9: Water and Minerals NUTRITION: BEYOND THE NUTRIENTSChapter 10: Nutrition: Fitness and SportsChapter 11: Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other ConditionsChapter 12: Undernutrition Throughout the WorldChapter 13: Safety of Food and Water NUTRITION: A FOCUS ON THE LIFE STAGESChapter 14: Pregnancy and BreastfeedingChapter 15: Nutrition from Infancy through AdolescenceChapter 16: Nutrition during Adulthood

Contemporary Nutrition Seventh Edition is designed for students with little or no background in college-level biology, chemistry or physiology. It will provide students who lack a strong science background the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. With their friendly writing style, the authors act as the student's personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

NUTRITION: A KEY TO HEALTH Chapter 1: What You Eat and WhyChapter 2: Guidelines for Designing a Healthy DietChapter 3: The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective THE ENERGY NUTRIENTS AND ENERGY BALANCEChapter 4: CarbohydratesChapter 5: LipidsChapter 6: ProteinsChapter 7: Energy Balance and Weight Control VITAMINS, MINERALS AND WATERChapter 8: VitaminsChapter 9: Water and Minerals NUTRITION: BEYOND THE NUTRIENTSChapter 10: Nutrition: Fitness and SportsChapter 11: Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other ConditionsChapter 12: Undernutrition Throughout the WorldChapter 13: Safety of Food and Water NUTRITION: A FOCUS ON THE LIFE STAGESChapter 14: Pregnancy and BreastfeedingChapter 15: Nutrition from Infancy through AdolescenceChapter 16: Nutrition during Adulthood